Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus which uses a toner containing a wax component and which includes a cleaning roller
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Application No.: US16922114Application Date: 2020-07-07
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Publication No.: US11099515B2Publication Date: 2021-08-24
- Inventor: Yuji Hayashi
- Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Holtz, Holtz & Volek PC
- Priority: JPJP2019-148308 20190813
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G21/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes: an image former that forms a toner image on paper using a toner containing a wax component; a fixer that fixes the toner image formed on the paper; a cleaner including a cleaning roller that contacts a surface of the paper that has passed through the fixer and causes the wax component to adhere to an outer peripheral surface of the cleaning roller; a cooler that supplies air at least over the outer peripheral surface of the cleaning roller; and a hardware processor that controls operations of the cleaner and the cooler.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210048772A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-02-18
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